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Level3Kobold t1_je52yih wrote

Reply to comment by ArnoF7 in [OC] Research Funding vs Human Development: a country's R&D spending correlates with its societal well-being by latinometrics

>Being okayish doesn’t bring much in return in too many industries.

I think this is a major factor. There's no prize for second place when it comes to R&D. Especially if you don't have the infrastructure to actually make use of the R you're D'ing.

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ArnoF7 t1_je54egq wrote

I wouldn’t say all industries have no place for the second place, but yeah this is true for a decent many

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